Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Persistent Systems Limited; Pune District; Ibrido; INR 17.110.000 - 24.715.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible work hours

Long Service awards

Group term life insurance

Mediclaim hospitalization

Employee engagement events

Descrizione del lavoro

Persistent Systems Limited seeks a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer – AWS & Agentic AI to lead strategic cloud engagements. The role demands deep engineering expertise, executive-facing capabilities, and hands-on delivery of production-grade cloud & AI solutions.

Location is all Persistent locations with a hybrid work model, focused on enterprise transformation. Ideal candidates have 18–20 years in software/enterprise tech leadership, strong AWS skills, and experience with Real-time

Competenze

• 18–20 years of software/enterprise tech leadership experience.
• Deep AWS service expertise and cloud-native architecture skills.
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems and modernization.
• Hands-on with data platforms, real-time processing, and microservices.

Mansioni

• Act as senior technical representative for AWS and enterprise customers.
• Lead executive-level technical discussions from problem definition to solution.
• Design and architect complex cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Develop production-grade proofs of concept and reusable accelerators.
• Drive architecture assessments, discovery workshops, and modernization initiatives.
• Partner with AWS teams and customer executives to identify opportunities.
• Lead architecture reviews, code walkthroughs, and demonstrations.
• Guide customers in event-driven architectures and platform engineering best practices.
• Architect AI platforms leveraging Bedrock, Agentic AI, and multi-agent systems.
• Mentor architects and engineering leaders across Persistent.

Conoscenze

AWS Expertise

Cloud Architecture

Distributed Systems

Rust/Go/C++

Executive Engagement

Event-driven Design

Strumenti

GraphQL

gRPC

MuleSoft

Apache Camel

WSO2

Booi

Descrizione del lavoro

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries.

AboutPosition:

We are seeking an exceptional Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to join our strategic engineering organization. This is a highly influential senior leadership role focused on solving complex business and technology challenges through deep technical engagement with AWS and enterprise customers. The ideal candidate will combine world-class engineering expertise, cloud architecture leadership, Generative AI and Agentic AI experience, and exceptional customer-facing skills. This role requires leading with working software, prototypes, reusable accelerators, and production-grade implementations rather than presentations alone.

• Role: Principal Forward Deployed Engineer – AWS & Agentic AI
• Location: All Persistent Locations
• Experience: Between 18 to 20 Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

WhatYou'llDo:

• Act as Persistent's senior technical representative for AWS and strategic enterprise customers.
• Lead executive-level technical discussions from business problem definition through solution realization.
• Design and architect complex cloud-native solutions using AWS services and modern architecture patterns.
• Develop production-grade proof of concepts, reference architectures, accelerators, and reusable technical assets.
• Drive architecture assessments, discovery workshops, modernization initiatives, and technical strategy engagements.
• Partner with AWS teams and customer executives to identify and accelerate strategic transformation opportunities.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical deep dives, code walkthroughs, and solution demonstrations.
• Support enterprise transformation programs across cloud modernization, application modernization, data modernization, AI, and Generative AI.
• Design and implement highly scalable, resilient, secure, and observability-enabled distributed systems.
• Guide customers in adopting event-driven architecture, real-time processing, microservices, and platform engineering best practices.
• Architect enterprise-scale AI platforms leveraging AWS Bedrock, Agentic AI frameworks, and multi-agent systems.
• Build innovative solutions using container platforms, serverless technologies, cloud data platforms, and AI/ML services.
• Define engineering standards, governance models, reference architectures, and technical best practices.
• Contribute to strategic pursuits, executive presentations, solution proposals, and high-impact customer engagements.
• Mentor architects, engineering leaders, and technical teams across the organization.
• Represent the organization through conferences, customer events, technical blogs, whitepapers, and thought leadership programs.

ExpertiseYou'llBring:

• 18–20 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, distributed systems, or enterprise technology leadership.
• Deep expertise across AWS services including compute, networking, storage, security, observability, data platforms, serverless, and container ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience designing fault-tolerant, self-healing, resilient, and highly available platforms.
• Expertise in event-driven architecture and real-time processing systems.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud transformation and modernization solutions.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and API-led integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-scale data platforms and modern data architectures.
• Strong knowledge of NoSQL, document, graph, vector, and relational database technologies.
• Experience designing data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data migration strategies.
• Expertise in Change Data Capture (CDC) and real-time data processing architectures.
• Experience building cloud-native analytics and intelligent data platforms.
• Expert-level programming experience in Rust, Go, C++.
• Strong systems engineering and performance optimization experience.
• Experience building enterprise-scale distributed applications and cloud-native platforms.
• Ability to architect and review complex production-grade systems.
• Hands-on expertise with GraphQL, gRPC, MuleSoft, Apache Camel, WSO2, Boomi.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications, cloud services, and data platforms.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment.

Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.